NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anirudh Bhargava

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Anirudh Bhargava is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1821523150, issued on Apr 24, 2017. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821523150
Name
Anirudh Bhargava
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
U3478 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 934-2490
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230815000485); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 625 19TH St S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alizeh Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841923828
  2. Tarek AbdallaInfectious Disease Physician1043771421
  3. Peter AbdelmessihStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548064041
  4. Ahmed Abdelrehim, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255181251
  5. Ayat Abdelsalam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750222758
  6. Saad Abdul KareemStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962230516

Verify Anirudh Bhargava in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,366 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Anirudh Bhargava1,366
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium129 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium124 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate104 claims
  4. Furosemide102 claims
  5. Carvedilol96 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate78 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $16.06

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Anirudh Bhargava$16.06
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St Davids Heart And Vascular PLLCRound Rock, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Anirudh Bhargava among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Anirudh Bhargava is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vera BittnerBirmingham, AL 352331699720151
  2. Robert Bourge, MDBirmingham, AL 352331598712424
  3. Sharon Dailey, MDBirmingham, AL 352331992748131
  4. Louis Dell'Italia, MDBirmingham, AL 352331700829702
  5. Leland Eaton, MDBirmingham, AL 352331649220591
  6. Pohoey Fan, MDBirmingham, AL 352331881638518
  7. Ricky Fennell, MDBirmingham, AL 352331689618357
  8. Himanshu Gupta, MDBirmingham, AL 352331114962933

Common questions

What is Anirudh Bhargava's NPI number?

Anirudh Bhargava's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821523150, issued on Apr 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anirudh Bhargava located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-2490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anirudh Bhargava's license?

Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Anirudh Bhargava prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anirudh Bhargava had 1,366 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Anirudh Bhargava's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.